1, online novel plagiarism may go to jail. Copying and distributing books and tapes without the permission of the copyright owner has constituted a crime of copyright infringement, and the circumstances are particularly serious. The protection of copyright mainly includes the basic principles of copyright, the subject protection of copyright, the object protection of copyright, the content of copyright protection, the duration of copyright protection and the relevant legal responsibilities of infringement.

2. Legal basis: Article 2 17 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

The crime of copyright infringement aims at making profits, and in any of the following circumstances, if the amount of illegal income is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years and shall also or only be fined; If the amount of illegal income is huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined:

(1) Reproduction, distribution and dissemination of written works, music, fine arts, audio-visual works, computer software and other works prescribed by laws and administrative regulations to the public without the permission of the copyright owner;

(2) Publishing books with exclusive publishing rights enjoyed by others;

(3) Reproduction, distribution and dissemination of audio and video products made by the producer to the public through the information network without the permission of the producer;

(4) Reproduction and distribution of audio and video products of their performances without the permission of performers, or dissemination of their performances to the public through information networks;

(five) the production and sale of counterfeit works of art;

(6) Technical measures taken to intentionally avoid or destroy the copyright to protect the copyright or copyright-related rights of his works, audio-visual products, etc. Without the permission of the copyright owner or the copyright-related obligee.

Second, what materials are needed to sue copyright infringement in court?

1, file a complaint and submit a copy according to the number of defendants; The complaint must be signed or sealed by the plaintiff. If it is really difficult to write a complaint, it can be made orally, which will be recorded by the people's court and the other party will be informed. The complaint shall specify the name, gender, age, nationality, occupation, work unit, domicile and telephone number, the name, domicile and telephone number of the legal person or other organization, and the name and position of the legal representative or principal responsible person; The request and the facts and reasons on which it is based; Evidence and sources of evidence, names and residences of witnesses;

2. Written evidence related to the alleged facts;

3. If the plaintiff is a natural person, submit his household registration and identification materials; If the plaintiff and the defendant are legal persons or other organizations, they shall submit their industrial and commercial registration materials or business licenses and identity certificates of their legal representatives respectively.